هيit هذهthese الحركاتthe motions والسكناتُand the states of rest
هي هذه الحركات والسكناتُ
يأتيcomes بهاwith them الفلكthe celestial sphere الذيwhich هوit ذاتُan essence
يأتي بها الفلك الذي هو ذاتُ
It is these motions and states of rest;
These are the movements and the pauses
the celestial sphere brings them forth, and is itself an essence—
Brought by the sphere which is the essence
كرةa globe تدورrevolves علىupon تحققrealization علمهاits knowledge
كرة تدور على تحقق علمها
باللهof God كشفاًthrough unveiling والعقولand the intellects صفاتattributes
بالله كشفاً والعقول صفات
a globe revolving upon the realization of its knowledge
A sphere revolving with the knowledge
of God through unveiling; the intellects are attributes.
Of God, unveiled and reasons witnessed
هيit وحدةunity فيin كثرةmultiplicity هيit كثرةٌmultiplicity
هي وحدة في كثرة هي كثرةٌ
فيin وحدةunity تتلىare recited بهاthrough it الآياتthe verses
في وحدة تتلى بها الآيات
It is unity in multiplicity; it is multiplicity
It is unity in plurality, plurality
in unity; through it the verses are recited.
In unity, with it verses recited
وحقيقةand a reality فيهاwithin it الحقائقthe realities كلهاall of them
وحقيقة فيها الحقائق كلها
أضدادهاits opposites جمعٌunion بهاwithin it وشتاتand dispersion
أضدادها جمعٌ بها وشتات
And a reality within which are all realities;
And the truth of all truths within it
within it, its opposites are union and dispersion.
Its opposites gathered and scattered
قلمa pen إلهيdivine ولوحand a tablet لمnot يزلcease
قلم إلهي ولوح لم يزل
بالخلقin creation فيهwithin it المحوerasure والإثباتand affirmation
بالخلق فيه المحو والإثبات
A divine pen and a tablet; there have always been
A divine pen and an eternal tablet
within it, in creation, erasure and affirmation.
With creation, erasure and affirmation
تفنىperishes بأجمعهاin its entirety وترجعand returns عمرهاits lifespan
تفنى بأجمعها وترجع عمرها
مائةa hundred مكملةcomplete هيthey are السنواتthe years
مائة مكملة هي السنوات
It perishes in its entirety and returns; its lifespan
Vanishing in its entirety and its age renewed
is a full hundred years.
One hundred completed, the years passed
كالطفلlike a child تنشأarises بالخلائقwith the creatures جملةall together
كالطفل تنشأ بالخلائق جملة
وتعودand returns نسخاًas a copy فيهwithin it تغليظاتintensifications
وتعود نسخاً فيه تغليظات
Like a child, it arises with all creatures together,
Like a child, through beings entirely born
and returns as a copy containing intensifications.
And returning as copies with maturations
وشبابهاand its youth مثلlike الشبابyouth فرونقso a radiance
وشبابها مثل الشباب فرونق
غضfresh وأيامand days بهاin them شهواتdesires
غض وأيام بها شهوات
And its youth is like youth: a radiance
Its youth is like the youth, so splendid
fresh, and days filled with desires.
Raw and days within it, desires
لاdo not تنكرواdeny تقديمهاits giving precedence to الصبيانthe boys والand the
لا تنكروا تقديمها الصبيان وال
تأخيرholding back للأشياخfor the elders وهيwhile it is فتاةa maiden
تأخير للأشياخ وهي فتاة
Do not deny its putting the boys first and
Do not deny its precedence of boys, nor
holding the elders back while it is a maiden.
Delay for elders, while it is a maiden
حتىuntil إذاwhen كهلتit reaches middle age رأيتyou see كهولهاits middle-aged men
حتى إذا كهلت رأيت كهولها
تحيىcome alive وصبيانwhile the boys الحمىthe sanctuary أمواتdead
تحيى وصبيان الحمى أموات
Until, when it reaches middle age, you see its middle-aged men
Until when aged, you see its aging
come alive, while the boys of the sanctuary are dead.
Reviving, and fiery youths are dead
وإذاand when بناamong us شاختit grows old فإنthen indeed شيوخناour elders
وإذا بنا شاخت فإن شيوخنا
تعلوrise وتظهرand emerge والكهولwhile the middle-aged رفاتcrumbling remains
تعلو وتظهر والكهول رفات
And when it grows old among us, then our elders
And if with us grown old, our elders
rise and emerge, while the middle-aged are crumbling remains.
Rise and appear, the matured, ruins
أبداalways كذلكthus كلماwhenever كانتit was لهاfor it
أبدا كذلك كلما كانت لها
مائةa hundred السنينthe years فإنهاthen they are النشآتthe new creations
مائة السنين فإنها النشآت
Forever thus: each time it reaches
Always thus, whenever its century
a hundred years, these are the new creations.
Of years is complete, it is rebirth
هيit نشأةa creation منfrom بعدafter أخرىanother مثلهاlike it
هي نشأة من بعد أخرى مثلها
حتىuntil تتمreach completion أولئكthose الحركاتthe motions
حتى تتم أولئك الحركات
It is one creation after another like it,
A rebirth after another like it
until those motions reach completion.
Until those movements are complete
ويعودand returns أمرthe affair الغيبthe unseen للبدءto the beginning الذيwhich
ويعود أمر الغيب للبدء الذي
عنهfrom it بداappeared وتسرمدand become eternal الحالاتthe states
عنه بدا وتسرمد الحالات
And the affair of the unseen returns to the beginning
And the command of the unseen returns
from which it appeared, and the states become eternal.
To the beginning from which it started, situations eternal
لتحققواlet yourselves attain certainty بمقالناthrough our discourse وتبينواand discern
لتحققوا بمقالنا وتبينوا
تجدواyou will find الشموسthe suns وتكشفand will be dispelled الظلماتthe darkness
تجدوا الشموس وتكشف الظلمات
Attain certainty through our discourse, and discern;
So realize from our words, and see
you will find the suns, and the darkness will be dispelled.
You find the suns, and darkness uncovered
Sol 6.1